Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-16
CAROLINA CAPERS.
ORWANDERINGSIN THE OLD
NORTH STATE.

FISH IN THE FRENCH BROAD. DUR
HAM AND ASAEvILLE.--sHOO
ING AFFRAY.--QUICK TIME
ON THE RAIL- &C., &C.
Charlotte Chronicle William
Davis Of South Carolina, in a diff
cuty with Charlie Biggerstaff, a
Forest City, N. c., struck Charli,
over the head with the breast-tre.
ofa buggy, knocking him senseless
and hs has not yet rallied from tht
blow; hopes Of life for him afe VI
most despaired Of. Davis is nov
locked upin the city prison to await
investigation.
The Carolina Central depot a,
Lincolnton was broken into last
Friday night by burglars.
Asheville Citizen: Quite a large
quantity of fine fish are being caught
out of the French Broad and Swan,
nanoa rivers and marketed in the
city. The finest one we have seen
this season was a Jack caught in
the Swannanoa a few days since
with seine. It was nearly three
feet in leagth and weighed nine
pounds.
Shelby Aurora: The growth Of
Durham and Asheville have been
phenomenal in a State intent upon
agriculture. Their rapid growth
rivals that Of Western towns. When
we attended in 1867 the University
Of North Carolina, Durham had on
ly a dozen houses and tobacco
mandatory on small scale. Ac-
cording to the census of 1880 it had
only two thousand, Now tobocco
manufactures have swelled its pop
ulation to seven thousand. and Dur
ham tobacco is smoked in every civ
ilized country. ~
High Point Enterprise A few
days ago a train ran into Capt.
Smells hand-car between jamestown
and this place, totally demolishing
the car. Capt. Smell and the con-
ductor and engieeer are taking a
rest in consequence.
Washington Gazette Last week
Pitt county was again the scene of
another shooting affray. A colored
man got shot by a Mr.. Wilson and
now lies in critical condition. The
whole affair seems to have arisen out
of some petty quarrel.
Goldsboro Argus: Our Baptist
friends have heard from Rev w. H.
Osborne, whom they recently called
to the pastorate of their thurch in
this city, and it is more than proba-
BILE that he will be with them on the
first Sunday in June.
Wilmington Star: The Atlantic
Coast Line Fast Mail train, No. 81,
made the quickest time ever record
ed, ON the run from Weldon to
hiscity last Friday night. The
train was made up of six cars, with
engine No. 227, Engineer Thos.
Mcmillan at the throttle and Capt.
w. L. Harlow, conductor. They
made the run from Weldon to Will
mington, distance 1862 miles, in 201
minutes, making three stops con-
suming sixteen minutes, which
made the actual running time 1S5
minutes. The average speed was a
little over fifty-two and half miles
an hour, or, to be more exact, 52
84-100 miles an hour.
The Pierce Eagle says at 16 girl
thinks she would like to marry q
dude, at 1S she thinks she wants 10
marry o foreign count, at 20 she is
satisfied with an editor, at % she
will put up with q banker and at 81
she will take anything from an or
gan grinder down.
A telegram to the Richmond Dis
patch says: Pat Brewer, Jesse Har
ris, and Frank Kirby, negro prisoners
made desperate attempt to escape
from Hillsboro Jail. They were aided
by other prisoners, who caught and
held Jailer Lotter while the three
men named tried TO get out Of the
door. The noise made attracted VI.
tention. The three prisoners named
are desperate characters, who were
convicted Of shooting Young Freeze,
of Rowan county, atthe University
last autumn.